Chasing Squirrels

Hi everyone! This is part two of encounters with birds and squirrels that I promised Blue (Glad to hear of your Springer with a tail although I realize that most Springers don't get that choice. Lily and I are glad we have tails.) The story starts when Jolly (Ruffy's mom) finds this stump with roots. She thinks it is a good sculpture so she and my mom move it to the garden. Then my mom, who loves to feed the birds, decides to put a bird feeder on one of the roots. The chickadees and other birds find it pretty quickly. Then the squirrels take notice and find it an easy way to get seed. I take note of this activity and start chasing the squirrels. I get so into trying to get them that I climb the root stump. It is pretty easy to climb but not easy to catch a squirrel. I'm almost at the top!
Where did those squirrels get to? I thought I saw them on here.
Hey! How did those pesky squirrels get over there so fast? They were on this stump a minute ago!

Oh well! I'm the king of the world!

Yummy Bird Seed

Hi! I was visiting Blue's blog and saw two awesome pictures of close encounters between a dog and a bird. I haven't seen any birds that closely but I've enjoyed eating the bird seed. Don't worry the birds still got fed since there are about 4 different feeders at my place. We love birds! To name a few, there are chickadees, goldfinches, cardinals, blue jaws, woodpeckers, white breasted nuthatches. The fun doesn't end with birds. I love squirrels. Let's get a count. Paws up for those who love to chase squirrels. I'll be putting up pictures of a time that I was chasing squirrels and where that lead me. Stay tuned. The pictures will be up soon since my assistant has vacation time this week.

Many Moods of Ruffian

Hi everyone both new and old to my blog. Pippa mentioned me in her blog. Thanks! I've met a lot of great dogs from Dogs with Blogs. I haven't been visiting as much as I would like because I have a slow internet connection plus there is so much fun stuff to do in the summer. I agree wholeheartedly with Billy Boo's letter to Dogs with Blogs. I never realized what a great community was out there and that people would come and visit my little vanity page. Thank you to all that have visited and left comments.

Featured today is some pictures of Ruffian aka Ruffy. He was given to his present owner, Jolly, when his current owner wasn't able to take care of him. He is loved dearly by many people even though he is a bit of a salty tar/curmugeon. Our relationship has gotten better despite the beatings that I have laid on him. Thankfully I wasn't turfed out of the house for bad behaviour. Back to Ruffy, he is a Westie X, too big to be a purebred Westie. He is around 10 or 11 years old. Last year he spent 3 months on a road trip through the United States and Canada. If he doesn't blog about it, I will highlight some pictures for you. He is a much better writer than I am so it would be better if he did his own writing. He can tell a good yarn. Take all his words with a grain of salt.
He is often called the perfect dog around the house as he doesn't shed and he is better behaved in some sense than Lily and I. It is a bit of a joke because no one is perfect. I have the pictures to prove it. Still he is a good boy and quite a character.
I think there is a story coming on. Remember pups, don't believe everything he tells you.
He probably thinking about the shame of wearing a wifebeater. We called him a mafioso dog. Lily was the moll.
I think he was let out of the house wearing his outfit and he peed in it!
Is he reading or sleeping?

Muffin 17 years young

Muffin is a friend of mine who lives in B.C. She is 17 years old!!! Muffin was rescued from the St. Louis pound at 10 weeks old. She isn't as lively as she used to be but she still loves her food and goes for a walk 3 times a day down to the corner and back.

Lily's Pictures by Hernan

More Hernan Photos

Johnathon, Ruffy, me, Toulousse.

More great pictures courtesy of Hernan. I love all the pictures he took. I wish I had more action shots of me. This second picture looks like Ruffy is riding on my back. Toulousse is a papillion. I think he has a blog but I don't know the address.

Waiting at the front door

Here is the gang waiting for the fun to begin.
The screen hasn't survived although I tried to remember that it was there.
This is what we can see out the glass doors.
These pictures were taken by my friend, Hernan. He was a little upset with me when I delayed dinner plans by going awol. I wasn't far but I was distracted by the squirrels and digging and other fun outdoor games. To all my new friends that have visited my blog, you are welcome to come play at my place. There is fields, forests, and ponds. We have lots of space to run and play.

Hello New Friends! Wanna Play Tug of War!

A shout out to Opy, Billy, and Maggie. Thanks Billy for giving me your blog address. Thanks Maggie for knowing the flower. Hello anyone new to the site! Welcome! Welcome! The more, the merrier! Anyone want to play tug of war? As you can see, I'm in need of a partner as Lily is sleeping. I'm not sure where Ruffy is but we don't play together.

Stop and Smell the Flowers

I have to admit I am not one to stop to smell the flowers but they are pretty. I don't know what the bottom flower is called. If anyone knows, please let me know.

Asia

Asia is leaving tomorrow to go back to her old home. She arrived on March 30, 2007, weighing around 73 lbs and she is leaving on May 7th, 2007, weighing around 66 lbs. I'm going to miss her. She is a super dog, getting along with everyone she meets. I love play wrestling with her. She had a great time getting to run free and to wade into ponds. I wish her well back in her old life. I hope her owner will keep her promises of giving her more exercise and better food.

Lily: She may have been in the house first but I have dibs on the couch!

Ruffy: A quiet moment. Being a terrier, he is loud and bossy. I have to put him in his place at times.